We ignite generosity that transforms lives and communities. As the community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, we envision vibrant and sustainable communities where every person has the opportunity to thrive.
Innovia Ignite Foundation’s recent grant history is dominated by large support for Innovia Foundation itself: $809,627 in 2024 and $530,744 in 2025, both described as grants to support charitable giving and generosity in the community. That pattern matches its role as a community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, where it backs local philanthropy infrastructure alongside direct grantmaking. The foundation’s public programs show a broad regional portfolio that includes scholarships, community development, education, environment, arts and culture, and disaster or wildfire relief. It also operates or administers multiple named funds and programs, including LaunchNW, the Columbia County Children’s Fund, and wildfire recovery efforts in both North Idaho and Eastern Washington. Innovia Ignite Foundation also makes use of a single-application scholarship model, offering 50+ scholarships to students in its 20-county service area. Across the programs listed, the emphasis is consistently regional and community-based, with grantmaking aimed at nonprofits, schools, students, and local recovery efforts rather than individual support.
Education is a clear theme in the foundation’s program work. Innovia Ignite Foundation’s student scholarship program awards more than $400,000 each year across 50+ scholarships, and the related scholarship application covers tuition, books, fees, and other school-related expenses. For rural post-secondary access, LaunchNW Rural Grant supports young people in Eastern Washington and North Idaho with post-high school planning, scholarships, and related funding opportunities, including the LaunchNW Rural Post High School Grant. The foundation also funds community engagement and local resilience. The Community Heart & Soul® Grant supports rural communities through resident-driven planning, project coordinators, action steps, and technical assistance for up to two years. In disaster work, the North Idaho Wildfire Emergency Response Fund and the Eastern Washington Wildfire Relief / Wildfire Recovery Fund both direct support to nonprofit responders and community recovery efforts after wildfire impacts.
The two largest recent grants were $809,627 and $530,744, both to Innovia Foundation. That size pattern sits well above the smaller named program grants, which include $30,000 awards for the LaunchNW Rural Grant and the Community Heart & Soul® Grant, and scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $4,000. Grants are geographically local: every grant in the supplied data went to recipients in Washington. The foundation’s structure blends community foundation grantmaking with donor-facing philanthropy support, and several programs accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $600K and $740K, with a median of $670K.
25th Percentile
$600K
Median
$670K
75th Percentile
$740K
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Innovia Ignite Foundation gives locally across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, with all listed grants going to recipients in the United States and 100% to Washington. The named recipient base includes Spokane, Columbia County, rural communities in the region, and North Idaho. Program geography is consistently tied to the foundation’s 20-county service area, and several funds are explicitly regional rather than statewide. The recent-grants table centers on Spokane-based support, while program grants extend into rural Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Its listed focus areas include scholarships, community development, education, environment, arts and culture, and disaster or wildfire relief. Program descriptions also mention quality of life, youth development, post-secondary access, civic participation, and downtown revitalization.
Yes. The active program listings show unsolicited applications are accepted for Community Grants, LaunchNW Rural Grant, LaunchNW Rural Post High School Grant, Columbia County Children’s Fund, North Idaho Wildfire Emergency Response Fund, Eastern Washington Wildfire Relief / Wildfire Recovery Fund, Innovia Foundation Student Scholarships, Scholarships, and Community Heart & Soul® Grant.
The typical grant size is large: p25 is $600,465, median is $670,186, and p75 is $739,906. The program list also shows some much smaller named grants, including $30,000 awards and scholarship awards from $500 to $4,000.
All listed grants go to recipients in Washington, and the geographic scope is local. Program geography centers on Eastern Washington and North Idaho, with specific efforts for rural communities, Columbia County, Spokane, and North Idaho.
The recent grants shown are both to Innovia Foundation in Spokane, WA, in 2024 and 2025, for support of charitable giving and generosity in the community. That indicates repeated support for the foundation’s own philanthropy infrastructure.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Innovia Ignite Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations needing assistance to respond to immediate needs in communities affected by the Spokane Complex wildfires. Applicants must describe how the grant would minimize wildfire impacts on their client population and state the amount needed for the next 30–60 days.
Who can apply: Designed for rural communities with populations under 30,000. Multi-town, regional, and county-wide efforts may qualify if the total population does not exceed 30,000. The official applicant must be a nonprofit organization or unit of local government, or use a qualifying fiscal sponsor. The process must be resident-driven and not driven by a political, social, or religious agenda.
Deadline: The program page states that applications are currently being accepted; no deadline is specified.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovia Foundation | Spokane, WA | $1,051,115 | 2026 | Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community. |
| Port of Whitman County | Colfax, WA | $150,000 | 2026 | Donation of flour mill property to support economic development and community revitalization in Whitman County. |
| Innovia Foundation | Spokane, WA | $530,744 | 2025 | Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community. |
| Innovia Foundation | Spokane, WA | $809,627 | 2024 | Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community. |
Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community.
Port of Whitman County
$150,000Donation of flour mill property to support economic development and community revitalization in Whitman County.
Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community.
Grant to support charitable giving and generosity in the community.
